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NEW DELHI: O Panneerselvam made a striking political statement on Friday by replacing a photograph of his late mentor J Jayalalithaa with one of Chief Minister M K Stalin in his car, moments before formally joining the DMK in Chennai.The carefully timed gesture, carried out as he arrived at Anna Arivalayam, the DMK headquarters, underscored…
US stocks fell sharply on Friday as renewed fears around artificial intelligence-driven disruption, a stronger-than-expected inflation reading and rising geopolitical tensions weighed on investor sentiment.The S&P 500 declined 0.8%, heading toward what could be only its second losing month in the past 10. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 569 points, or 1.2%, while the…
A year after Texas approved a Bible-infused curriculum for public schools, the material is being revised to correct what officials describe as hundreds of errors identified by teachers and reviewers after it reached classrooms.The curriculum, known as “Bluebonnet,” was approved in 2024 by the Texas State Board of Education over objections from religious scholars and…
It was a wedding that felt intimate, deeply personal and culturally layered. When Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna tied the knot on Thursday at ITC Mementos Udaipur, their ensembles told a story of heritage as much as heart. Designed by Anamika Khanna, the wedding looks blended architectural memory, regional identity and the couple’s effortless bond….
While divorces and breakups have become quite normal in modern relationships, a creepy new phrase is now going viral on social media: “Alpine divorce.” What sounds like a quirky ski resort breakup story has morphed into a viral sensation, with TikTokers and X users sharing chilling stories of being abandoned in the wild– quite literally!…
Afghanistan on Friday claimed that Pakistan had lost its much-hyped, American-made F-16 fighter jet in action, as the Islamabad-led military carried out overnight strikes targeting multiple cities in Taliban-led Afghanistan.The US-made F-16 jet, considered a key asset of the Pakistan air force, was reportedly used in the airstrikes on the Taliban-led country, which does not…
MUMBAI: The Silver Oak complex at Bhulabhai Desai Road (Warden Road) in south Mumbai, where NCP leader Sharad Pawar resides in one of the bungalows, is likely to be redeveloped soon.Lodha Developers has acquired the development rights from the owner, the Sorabji Kanga Charity Trust for the 4.3-acre land parcel. Confirming the deal, a Lodha…
Today’s edition tracks a sharp 45% drop in Indian students heading to US universities amid visa uncertainty and rising costs, a political flashpoint involving Zohran Mamdani in an ICE detention case, and an online storm over a Harvard Sanskrit course artwork accused of being “Hinduphobic”. THE BIG STORY 45% drop in Indians at US universities…
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Ghislaine Maxwell attended her daughter Chelsea Clinton’s wedding in 2010 only as another person’s guest, after Clinton testified behind closed doors before the House Oversight Committee on February 26 about her ties to Jeffrey Epstein.Speaking to reporters at a press conference after her hearing, Clinton said Maxwell was…
Several methodological improvements have been made in the way GDP is calculated. (AI image) India has retained its tag of the world’s fastest growing major economy in the third quarter of the financial year 2025-2026, with a better-than-expected GDP growth of 7.8%. This is despite the third quarter being the first full three months of…
